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Scientific Name
Cervus elaphus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
elk
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Family | Cervidae |
| Subfamily | Cervinae |
| Genus | Cervus |
| Species | Cervus elaphus |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Uncommon
Management Tags
- Exploitation Concern
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Park Rank Tags
-
Park rare
~100+ animals, reporduction has be slow due to predation.
Species Record Status Tags
- Pre 1998
Taxa Group Tags
- Mammal
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
5
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office
Created Date
10/31/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
rnichols@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
5/12/2020 12:59:39 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: ATBI Sensitivity = Park-Only Species Notes: Cronin (1992) found little variation in mtDNA among populations in Mongolia, Alberta, California, Montana, Colorado, Oregon, British Columbia, and Washington (representing several subspecies). Elk in Michigan evidently are not descended from individuals f STATUS: Native, Breeder, Rare, Present in Park;; ; Sensitivity Notes: some locations confidential, telemetry data. Poaching has occurred.; Taxonomy Notes: Not the eastern subspecies, which is believed extinct.
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